I am British but live in Budapest, and recommend great care with taxi rip-offs. Even meters are often doctored so you can't rely on them. City Taxis (see other tips in this section) are fine, and used by many embassies – they have English speaking phone operators.

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Reliable cab firm I posted about before - beware similar sounding names. This week an outfit called "City Cab" was involved in a stabbing - the driver stabbed a British tourist who argued over the bill, and he's currently critical in hospital. Be careful! Anything with "City" in it that isn't "City Taxis", forget it.

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Remember that if you are over 65 and a citizen of an EU country, you travel free on all Budapest public transport, as long as you have proof of age.

As a foreigner you will be targetted by ticket inspectors, and will not be let off by them, as locals often are.

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